500 Global

San Francisco, California
500 Startups provides early-stage companies with funding of up to $250K via seed investments, a startup accelerator program, and unique events like SmashSummit and GeeksOnaPlane. The group has over 160 experienced startup mentors around the world, a state-of-the-art 10,000 sq ft working space in the heart of Silicon Valley, and a vibrant community of startup founders. Selected areas of interest include financial services & e-commerce, search/social/mobile platforms, personal & business productivity, education & language, family & healthcare, and web infrastructure. 500 Startups closed a $44.1 million second fund (October of 2013) that will focus on backing seed and accelerator companies. The new fund is a 50% boost from the firm's $29.4 million first fund. 500 Startup will invest about 75% of this fund's money domestically and 25% abroad. 500 Startups invests $125k in exchange for 5%. 500 Startups charges a $25k fee for participation in the Accelerator Program.
Founded:2010
Firm Location:San Francisco, California • Sunnyvale, California • Taiwan • Toronto, Ontario • Singapore • Tokyo • San Francisco Bay Area • Egypt • Thailand • Bangkok, Thailand • Mexico City, Mexico • Malaysia • Vietnam • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
500 Global Team
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Arief bin Johan Alimin
500 Global·Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Malaysia
Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Clayton Bryan
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Tim Chae
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $150K - $1M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Shawn Chu
500 Global·Principal
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Taiwan
Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Patricia Desentis
500 Global·Associate
Sweet spot: $2.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Amal Dokhan
500 Global·General Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Amal Enan
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Egypt
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Atika French
500 Global·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Singapore
Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Vishal Harnal
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Singapore
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed)
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Laila Hassan
500 Global·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Egypt
Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Shuji Honjo
500 Global·Advisor
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Tokyo
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Adrian Latortue
500 Global·Investor
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Vietnam
Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Austin Lee
500 Global·Analyst
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Taiwan
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Moo Natavudh Pungcharoenpong
500 Global·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Thailand, Investors in Mountain View (CA)
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Robert Neivert
500 Global·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $150K
Range: $150K - $1M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Khailee Ng
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Malaysia, Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Krating Poonpol
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Bangkok (Thailand)
Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B)
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Courtney Powell
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Mameaw Sapprasert
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Bangkok (Thailand)
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Sanjay Singhal
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Toronto (Ontario)
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Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul
500 Global·Investor
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Bangkok (Thailand)
Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Christine Tsai
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
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Jackey Wang
500 Global·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $2.5M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Mateo (CA), Investors in Taiwan
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Yingjie Wang
500 Global·Investor
Sweet spot: $150K
Range: $150K - $2.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Tony Wang
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $2.0M
Investors in Global
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Bedy Yang
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Brazil
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Santiago Zavala
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)